Shishmaref climate

Shishmaref Weather in April

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Scammon Bay (PACM) (GHCN USW00026617), 491 km from Shishmaref

Average highs run from 23°F on April 1 to 36°F on April 30, and lows from 8°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.75 in over about 6 wet days.

April day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Shishmaref, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
0.75 in
Record high
60°FApr 25, 1940
Record low
-30°FApr 5, 1918
Daylight
13 h 46 min to 17 h 22 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
94%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
12.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Apr 123°F8°F45°F 1993-23°F 194919%
Apr 223°F7°F42°F 1938-26°F 194919%
Apr 326°F11°F41°F 1980-27°F 196420%
Apr 426°F12°F46°F 1938-23°F 194321%
Apr 524°F9°F40°F 1940-30°F 191822%
Apr 623°F8°F41°F 1940-29°F 196822%
Apr 726°F9°F44°F 1940-30°F 196822%
Apr 825°F10°F46°F 1940-30°F 202323%
Apr 926°F11°F52°F 1940-24°F 192024%
Apr 1027°F12°F50°F 1940-26°F 202324%
Apr 1127°F12°F49°F 1940-22°F 192024%
Apr 1228°F14°F46°F 2016-23°F 191024%
Apr 1328°F15°F49°F 1938-20°F 202324%
Apr 1427°F14°F45°F 1940-21°F 192724%
Apr 1528°F14°F54°F 1940-24°F 192424%
Apr 1629°F15°F49°F 1940-16°F 192724%
Apr 1730°F16°F43°F 1995-14°F 192424%
Apr 1831°F17°F44°F 2016-22°F 192423%
Apr 1931°F17°F48°F 1953-14°F 192223%
Apr 2032°F18°F49°F 2016-15°F 196622%
Apr 2132°F20°F50°F 2016-20°F 192423%
Apr 2234°F22°F54°F 1940-14°F 196623%
Apr 2333°F23°F57°F 1940-20°F 197622%
Apr 2434°F23°F48°F 2017-10°F 192422%
Apr 2534°F23°F60°F 1940-17°F 196421%
Apr 2635°F23°F52°F 1940-15°F 196421%
Apr 2735°F23°F60°F 1940-15°F 196420%
Apr 2834°F24°F50°F 2016-12°F 196421%
Apr 2935°F24°F48°F 1941-7°F 198220%
Apr 3036°F24°F53°F 2022-10°F 196422%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Shishmaref, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

April 1
sunrise 8:16 AM, sunset 10:02 PM
April 30
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 11:44 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026617, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.